SiteSEO review (2026): is the free plan enough?
WordPress SEO plugin from Softaculous with a yearly Pro license
SiteSEO report card
Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 23, 2026
Best for free indexing pings and sitemaps in WordPress
SiteSEO's free WordPress plugin sets titles and meta, checks posts against any number of keywords, builds sitemaps and pings Google's Indexing API and IndexNow. Schema types, breadcrumbs, redirects and 404 monitoring need Pro at $49 a year for one site, there's no trial, and its AI writing needs Pro plus token packs bought on top.
Who SiteSEO is for
- Fits if you want instant indexing pings and sitemaps on a free WordPress plugin
- Works for WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads stores adding product schema on Pro
Who SiteSEO is not for
- Skip it if your site isn't on WordPress, as there's no standalone app
- Tight if you stay free, since redirects, 404 monitoring, schema types, breadcrumbs and the robots.txt editor need Pro
- Watch out: SiteSEO AI needs Pro plus a token pack, from $3 for 100,000 tokens to $20 for 2 million, each valid a year
- Watch out: there's no trial, only a 30-day money-back guarantee, and token packs are refunded only if none are used
Why SiteSEO gets a 3.0
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- AValue for moneyPersonal is $49 a year for 1 site, about $4.08 a month, under $4.79, which is 60% of where this category's cheaper quarter starts. Professional is $99 a year for 5 sites and Business $249 for unlimited sites. AI tokens cost extra.
- BFree plan and trialThe free plugin covers titles and meta, content analysis for unlimited keywords, XML and HTML sitemaps, social tags and instant indexing. A site could run on it, but redirects, schema types and breadcrumbs aren't included.
- BFeaturesTitles and social tags, 20+ on-page tests, sitemaps including news and video, schema, local business markup, redirects with 404 monitoring, file editors, llms.txt and Search Console reports. It covers the whole job, with much of it on Pro.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. It runs in the WordPress admin, but there are title templates, keywords per post and Google connections to set up before it does much.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, inside WordPress, with Google Search Console, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, Elementor and IndexNow listed. No standalone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Softaculous's own pages and the plugin's WordPress.org page on 23 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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SiteSEO's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 67 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on value for money (A, above 53 of 78) and worst on ease of use (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $4.08 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $9.99 for the category: 3 of the 58 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 79 SEO plugins and apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. SiteSEO’s own letter is outlined.
- AValue for moneyAbove 53 of 78, level with 25
- BFree plan and trialAbove 47 of 78, level with 15
- BFeaturesAbove 53 of 78, level with 25
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 78, level with 59
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 31 of 78, level with 47
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 70 SEO plugins and apps. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep SiteSEO, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of SiteSEO you could make: schema markup and internal linking. What surrounds it you could not. The 4 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 67 of the 78 other SEO plugins and apps we grade. It costs $49 a year.
What you could make
- Schema markup and internal linking: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A score built from what the top results for each keyword cover.
- It plugs into other products, Google Search Console, Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager among them.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. SiteSEO’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is SiteSEO?
SiteSEO is a WordPress SEO plugin from Softaculous. The free plugin covers titles and meta descriptions, content analysis for unlimited keywords, XML and HTML sitemaps, social tags and instant indexing through Google's Indexing API and IndexNow. SiteSEO Pro, sold per year by number of sites, adds schema types, breadcrumbs, redirects and 404 monitoring, news and video sitemaps, file editors and Search Console reports.
Worth knowing
- It runs only inside WordPress; there is no standalone app.
- Redirects, 404 monitoring, schema types, breadcrumbs, news and video sitemaps and the robots.txt editor need SiteSEO Pro.
- SiteSEO AI needs Pro plus a token pack bought separately: $3 for 100,000 tokens up to $20 for 2 million, each valid a year.
- Paid plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee; token packs are refundable within a month only if none are used.
Key features
- Titles, meta and social tags
- Set titles and meta descriptions globally or per post with dynamic variables, preview them for Google, Facebook and X, and output Open Graph and X cards.
- Content analysis
- Checks each post against any number of target keywords and runs over 20 on-page tests with suggestions, on the free plugin.
- Sitemaps and instant indexing
- XML sitemaps for posts, pages, post types, taxonomies, images and authors plus an HTML sitemap, with Google Indexing API and IndexNow pings. Pro adds news, video and RSS sitemaps.
- Schema and local business
- Pro adds structured data types, automatic site-wide schema, local business markup, breadcrumbs and product data for WooCommerce and Easy Digital Downloads.
- Redirects and file editors
- Pro adds redirects with 404 monitoring, robots.txt and .htaccess editors, an llms.txt file, SEO alerts and an external links manager.
- Search Console and PageSpeed
- Pro shows impressions, clicks, CTR, positions and top queries from Search Console, and runs Google PageSpeed Insights for mobile and desktop.
SiteSEO pricing
As of Oct 23, 2026, SiteSEO has a free plan, and paid plans start at $49 per year for 1 site.
- Starts at
- $49 per year for 1 site
- Free plan
- Free plugin on WordPress.org: titles and meta with dynamic variables, content analysis for unlimited keywords, XML and HTML sitemaps, Open Graph and X cards, Google Indexing API and IndexNow.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | The WordPress.org plugin: titles and meta, content analysis, sitemaps, social previews, Knowledge Graph and instant indexing. |
| Personal | $49per year for 1 site | SiteSEO Pro on 1 site with a year of updates and standard support. |
| Professional | $99per year for 5 sites | The same Pro features on 5 sites, with premium support. |
| Business | $249per year for unlimited sites | The same Pro features on unlimited sites, with priority support. |
Read from siteseo.io on Oct 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with SiteSEO before you buy.
Works with
- Google Search Console
- Google Analytics
- Google Tag Manager
- WooCommerce
- Easy Digital Downloads
- Elementor
- IndexNow
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Common questions
Does SiteSEO have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. SiteSEO is listed for Web.
Does SiteSEO have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 23, 2026. SiteSEO is listed for Web.
Is SiteSEO open source?
SiteSEO is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 23, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 23, 2026.